Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 11:14 a.m.

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Quinton Powell, LB, Mainland: The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder decommitted from Florida on Monday. Since then, he said he scheduled a visit to Southern Cal and plans to visit Oregon and Miami.

Davarez Bryant, DE, New Smyrna Beach: Bryant reportedly received an offer from Kentucky last week. The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder also has an offer from Purdue.

Jojo Kemp, RB, DeLand: The former South Florida commit is now up to 23 offers. The 5-foot-10, 189-pounder's most recent offer came from Tennessee.

James Clark's senior highlight film is the type of thing that can cause a defensive coordinator to lose sleep.

It is nearly eight minutes of defenders left in the dust, but it takes just seconds to see how special the New Smyrna Beach receiver is with a football in his hands.

On the film's first play, Clark snares a screen pass at his own 25, splits the DeLand defense and out-races everyone for 75 yards to the end zone. There is not another player within 10 yards of him at the end of the play.

Turns out, it is also the type of thing that catches a college recruiter's eye.

Clark had 22 scholarship offers when the video was posted to YouTube on Nov. 20. On Wednesday night, he said that total was up to 31.

Clark — whose bio on the recruiting website HUDL lists his 40 time as 4.39 — said Rutgers, Duke, North Carolina State and Nebraska have stopped in to see him. He has also been visited by Texas co-offensive coordinator Darrell Wyatt and twice by the Florida Gators — once by former receivers coach Bush Hamdan and once by offensive coordinator Brent Pease.

He said Florida is supposed to visit again this week. This time, Gators head coach Will Muschamp is scheduled to come by, and Clark said he believes a scholarship offer will come from the meeting.

“Any time you get an offer from the No. 4 school in the country, you would have to show them a lot of attention,” he said of a potential verbal offer from the Gators. “It would make an impact with me.”

If for some reason the Gators do not come up with an offer for Clark, there are plenty of other schools willing to take him.

“The speed brings them in,” Clark said. “In this day and age, speed is hard to come by. It is something that really can't be taught. It is God given.”

The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder used that speed to rack up 49 receptions for 1,112 yards and eight touchdowns this season. His quarterback at New Smyrna Beach, Marcus Johnson, said he can see Clark's skill set translating well to the next level.

“It is pretty hard to overthrow him, especially if you have any air under the ball,” Johnson said. “He has a lot of get-up, and he can just run under it. He is a pretty easy target to throw to.”

Johnson added that it is not just speed that makes his former top target special.

“He is very humble,” he said. “If you didn't know he played football … he doesn't flaunt it. He is one of the top players in Florida, but he is pretty quiet about it. He barely talks about it. He is a humble guy, and a great guy. I think he has a 4.0 (GPA).”

Clark has taken official visits to Purdue and Northwestern. Since his visit to Purdue, the Boilermakers fired coach Danny Hope — a situation Clark said he was watching closely. He said he enjoyed his visit to Northwestern.

Verbal offers from schools and commitments from players are non-binding. Student-athletes can make their college choices official by signing a letter of intent on Feb. 6 — National Signing Day. Clark can take three more official visits before then, and he said he plans to take his time coming up with a decision.

“There are a lot of opportunities,” he said. “It is tough to narrow it down because a lot of schools could come into the picture late. A school could offer that could be my perfect fit.

“I won't say it is overwhelming. There should be a lot of attention on me and on this. It is great to have a lot of schools coming to me because this really is one of the biggest decisions that you can make in life.”

<p><b>Want to see the highlight video that has college coaches knocking down James Clark's door?</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVxgxMuCTU">Click on this link</a> </p><p>James Clark's senior highlight film is the type of thing that can cause a defensive coordinator to lose sleep. <ep></p><p>It is nearly eight minutes of defenders left in the dust, but it takes just seconds to see how special the New Smyrna Beach receiver is with a football in his hands. <ep></p><p>On the film's first play, Clark snares a screen pass at his own 25, splits the DeLand defense and out-races everyone for 75 yards to the end zone. There is not another player within 10 yards of him at the end of the play. <ep></p><p>Turns out, it is also the type of thing that catches a college recruiter's eye. </p><p>Clark had 22 scholarship offers when the video was posted to YouTube on Nov. 20. On Wednesday night, he said that total was up to 31. <ep> </p><p>“They are impressed with my film,” Clark said. “A lot of schools showing interest … they saw it and they want me. The highlights definitely helped me out.” <ep></p><p>Clark — whose bio on the recruiting website HUDL lists his 40 time as 4.39 — said Rutgers, Duke, North Carolina State and Nebraska have stopped in to see him. He has also been visited by Texas co-offensive coordinator Darrell Wyatt and twice by the Florida Gators — once by former receivers coach Bush Hamdan and once by offensive coordinator Brent Pease. <ep></p><p>He said Florida is supposed to visit again this week. This time, Gators head coach Will Muschamp is scheduled to come by, and Clark said he believes a scholarship offer will come from the meeting. <ep></p><p>“Any time you get an offer from the No. 4 school in the country, you would have to show them a lot of attention,” he said of a potential verbal offer from the Gators. “It would make an impact with me.” <ep></p><p>If for some reason the Gators do not come up with an offer for Clark, there are plenty of other schools willing to take him. <ep></p><p>“The speed brings them in,” Clark said. “In this day and age, speed is hard to come by. It is something that really can't be taught. It is God given.” <ep></p><p>The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder used that speed to rack up 49 receptions for 1,112 yards and eight touchdowns this season. His quarterback at New Smyrna Beach, Marcus Johnson, said he can see Clark's skill set translating well to the next level. <ep></p><p>“It is pretty hard to overthrow him, especially if you have any air under the ball,” Johnson said. “He has a lot of get-up, and he can just run under it. He is a pretty easy target to throw to.” <ep></p><p>Johnson added that it is not just speed that makes his former top target special. <ep></p><p>“He is very humble,” he said. “If you didn't know he played football … he doesn't flaunt it. He is one of the top players in Florida, but he is pretty quiet about it. He barely talks about it. He is a humble guy, and a great guy. I think he has a 4.0 (GPA).”<ep></p><p>Clark has taken official visits to Purdue and Northwestern. Since his visit to Purdue, the Boilermakers fired coach Danny Hope — a situation Clark said he was watching closely. He said he enjoyed his visit to Northwestern. <ep></p><p>Verbal offers from schools and commitments from players are non-binding. Student-athletes can make their college choices official by signing a letter of intent on Feb. 6 — National Signing Day. Clark can take three more official visits before then, and he said he plans to take his time coming up with a decision. <ep></p><p>“There are a lot of opportunities,” he said. “It is tough to narrow it down because a lot of schools could come into the picture late. A school could offer that could be my perfect fit. <ep></p><p>“I won't say it is overwhelming. There should be a lot of attention on me and on this. It is great to have a lot of schools coming to me because this really is one of the biggest decisions that you can make in life.”<ep></p>